2012 in Hong Kong television
The following is a list of Hong Kong television programmes in 2012. The list includes television drama and variety programme debuts and endings.
Top ten serial dramas in ratings
The following is a list of Hong Kong's highest-rated serial dramas of 2012 according to the drama's average ratings. The list also includes the ratings of the dramas' premiere and finale weeks, finale episode, as well as the average overall count of Hong Kong viewers per drama. Rating figures are rounded to the nearest number.| Rank | English title | Chinese title | Producer | Average | Peak | Premiere | Finale | Finale episode | HK viewers |
| 1 | Witness Insecurity | 護花危情 | TVB | 32 | 37 | 30 | 33 | 34 | TBA |
| 2 | Divas in Distress | 巴不得媽媽... | TVB | 31 | 36 | 30 | 33 | 33 | TBA |
| 3 | The Hippocratic Crush | On Call 36小時 | TVB | 31 | 39 | 29 | 33 | 37 | 1.97 |
| 4 | Three Kingdoms RPG | 回到三國 | TVB | 30 | 45 | 30 | 30 | 31 | TBA |
| 5 | Daddy Good Deeds | 當旺爸爸 | TVB | 30 | 34 | 30 | 33 | 31 | TBA |
| 6 | The Greatness of a Hero | 盛世仁傑 | TVB | 30 | 36 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 1.95 |
| 7 | Gloves Come Off | 拳王 | TVB | 30 | 35 | 29 | 31 | 34 | TBA |
| 8 | Ghetto Justice II | 怒火街頭2 | TVB | 30 | 39 | 28 | 30 | 29 | TBA |
| 9 | King Maker | 造王者 | TVB | 29 | 38 | 27 | 31 | 33 | TBA |
| 10 | House of Harmony and Vengeance | 耀舞長安 | TVB | 29 | 35 | 29 | 30 | 33 | TBA |
TVB
Serial drama debuts
| Premiere date | Drama | Network | Cast and crew | Genre | Ref. |
| 3 January | Wish and Switch 換樂無窮 | Jade and HD Jade | Lam Chi-wah ; Chan Kam-ling, Leung Yan-tung ; Myolie Wu, Johnson Lee, Selena Li, Vincent Wong | Comedy-drama | |
| 3 January | L'Escargot 缺宅男女 | Jade and HD Jade | Nelson Cheung ; Lau Choi-wan, Suen Ho-ho ; Michael Miu, Michael Tse, Sonija Kwok, Linda Chung, Ron Ng, Joyce Tang, Mandy Wong, Him Law, Oscar Leung | Drama | |
| 30 January | Let It Be Love 4 In Love | Jade and HD Jade | Jonathan Chik ; Chow Yuk-ming ; Charmaine Sheh, Moses Chan, Kenny Wong, King Kong, Florence Kwok, Elvina Kong, Tracy Ip, Wi Kar-hung | Romance | |
| 13 February | The Hippocratic Crush On Call 36小時 | Jade and HD Jade | Poon Ka-tak ; Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung, Him Law, Mandy Wong, Benjamin Yuen, Candy Chang | Medical drama | |
| 27 February | Queens of Diamonds and Hearts 東西宮略 | Jade and HD Jade | Wong Wai-sing ; Wong Kwok-fai ; Roger Kwok, Fala Chen, Sharon Chan, Louis Yuen, Ben Wong | Costume drama, Fantasy | |
| 19 March | Daddy Good Deeds 當旺爸爸 | Jade and HD Jade | Miu Siu-ching ; Leung Man-wah, Leung Wing-mui ; Ha Yu, Steven Ma, Linda Chung, Edwin Siu, Mak Cheung-ching, Nancy Wu, Cilla Kung, Chow Chung | Comedy-drama | |
| 2 April | The Greatness of a Hero 盛世仁傑 | Jade and HD Jade | Leung Choi-yuen ; Ka Wai-nam ; Kent Cheng, Sunny Chan, Sonija Kwok, Bernice Liu, Wayne Lai, Lee Heung-kam, Rebecca Chan, Leila Tong | Historical fiction | |
| 16 April | Gloves Come Off 拳王 | Jade and HD Jade | Marco Law ; Cheung Yeuk-sze, Cheung Chung-yan ; Kevin Cheng, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Selena Li, Natalie Tong, Kenny Wong, Nancy Wu | Action drama | |
| 30 April | House of Harmony and Vengeance 耀舞長安 | Jade and HD Jade | Nelson Cheung ; Lau Choi-wan ; Bobby Au-yeung, Myolie Wu, Linda Chung, Mak Cheung-ching | Costume drama | |
| 14 May | Come Home Love 愛·回家 | Jade and HD Jade | Tsui Yu-on ; Sandy Shaw, Sin Chui-ching ; Lau Dan, Tsui Wing, Lai Lok-yi, Yvonne Lam, Florence Kwok, Carlo Ng, Angel Chiang, Joey Law, Queenie Chu | Sitcom | |
| 21 May | Master of Play 心戰 | Jade and HD Jade | Jonathan Chik ; Chow Yuk-ming ; Adam Cheng, Moses Chan, Kenny Wong, Maggie Shiu, Aimee Chan | Crime drama, thriller | |
| 11 June | No Good Either Way 衝呀！瘦薪兵團 | Jade and HD Jade | Amy Wong ; Lau Chi-wah ; Ruco Chan, Kristal Tin, Louis Yuen, Stephen Au, Florence Kwok, Jason Chan | Comedy-drama | |
| 24 June | Tiger Cubs 飛虎 | Jade and HD Jade | Lam Chi-wah ; Lee Yee-wah ; Joe Ma, Jessica Hsuan, Him Law, Oscar Leung, Vincent Wong, Mandy Wong | Police procedural, action | |
| 2 July | Witness Insecurity 護花危情 | Jade and HD Jade | Lau Kar-ho ; Choi Ting-ting ; Bosco Wong, Linda Chung, Paul Chun | Romance, thriller | |
| 9 July | Three Kingdoms RPG 回到三國 | Jade and HD Jade | Lau Kar-ho ; Lau Chi-wah, Wong Yuk-tak ; Raymond Lam, Kenneth Ma, Tavia Yeung, Ha Yu, Sharon Chan, Ngo Ka-nin | Historical fiction, science fiction | |
| 30 July | Ghetto Justice II 怒火街頭II | Jade and HD Jade | Tommy Leung, Joe Chan ; Kevin Cheng, Myolie Wu, Sam Lee, Elena Kong, Alex Lam, Raymond Cho, Mak Cheung-ching, Christine Kuo | Legal drama | |
| 13 August | King Maker 造王者 | Jade and HD Jade | Leung Choi-yuen ; Kent Cheng, Wayne Lai, Ngo Ka-nin, Lai Lok-yi, Kristal Tin, Natalie Tong, Elaine Yiu, Kingdom Yuen, Florence Kwok | Historical fiction | |
| 27 August | Divas in Distress 巴不得媽媽… | Jade and HD Jade | Poon Ka-tak ; Liza Wang, Gigi Wong, Chin Kar-lok, Him Law, Mandy Wong, Eliza Sam, Chung King-fai, Mimi Choo, Koo Ming-wah | Comedy drama | |
| 17 September | The Last Steep Ascent 天梯 | Jade and HD Jade | Lee Tim-sing ; Moses Chan, Maggie Cheung Ho-yee, Kenny Wong, Aimee Chan, Helena Law, Edwin Siu, Cheung Kwok-keung, Elliot Ngok | Period drama | |
| 24 September | Highs and Lows 雷霆掃毒 | Jade and HD Jade | Lam Chi-wah ; Michael Miu, Raymond Lam, Kate Tsui, Elaine Ng, Ella Koon, Ben Wong, Derek Kok, Jin Au-yeung, Alex Lam, Law Lok-lam | Police procedural, action | |
| 22 October | Silver Spoon, Sterling Shackles 名媛望族 | Jade and HD Jade | Chong Wai-king ; Damien Lau, Idy Chan, Tavia Yeung, Kenneth Ma, Ron Ng, Rebecca Zhu, Elena Kong, Mary Hon, JJ Jia, Vincent Wong, Sire Ma, Shek Sau, Ben Wong | Period drama | |
| 5 November | The Confidant 大太監 | Jade and HD Jade | Marco Law ; Wayne Lai, Michelle Yim, Maggie Shiu, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Aimee Chan, Nancy Wu, Edwin Siu, Raymond Cho, Natalie Tong, Oscar Leung | Historical fiction |
Serial drama endings
| Premiere date | Drama | Network | Cast and crew | Genre | Ref. |
| 1 January | When Heaven Burns 天與地 | Jade and HD Jade | Jonathan Chik ; Chow Yuk-ming ; Bowie Lam, Moses Chan, Charmaine Sheh, Maggie Shiu, Kenny Wong, Elaine Jin, Chan Hung-lit, Queenie Chu | Drama | |
| 2 January | Bottled Passion 我的如意狼君 | Jade and HD Jade | Lee Tim-shing ; Chan Ching-yee ; Niki Chow, Raymond Wong Ho-yin, Elaine Yiu, Katy Kung, Raymond Cho, Claire Yiu, Rebecca Chan, Kwok Fung, Joel Chan, Jack Wu | Period drama | |
| 13 May | Til Love Do Us Lie 結·分@謊情式 | Jade and HD Jade | Kwan Wing-chung ; Pang Mei-fung, Poon Man-hung ; Eddie Cheung, Kiki Sheung, Joyce Tang, Hanjin Tan, Lin Xiawei, Benjamin Yuen, Susan Tse, Bowie Wu | Sitcom |